I was a well adjusted gal with a quarter-life crisis who suffered a mental breakdown & thus decided to quit my job & travel across the globe to pursue my dreams of becoming a Pastry Chef at Le Cordon Bleu Sydney.
P.s. My Mum doesn't know so please don't tell!

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Cheesecakes are every family's favourite, and a piece of cake to make - pun intended. Given a choice I'd pick the baked version over chilled anytime. Sure it may not be as healthy, but the denser and richer result is so so so worth the torturous workout after to burn it off.

Marble Cheesecake

We made a biscuit and melted butter base, and full fat cream cheese filling. And if that's not decadent enough for ya, whipped cream and chocolate to top it all off. Come to Mama!

I'll Take Them Big & Small

If you look closely you'll see the cake on the top left made with a layer of dark chocolate cheese at the bottom and a bright lemon cheese atop. Blueberries add a simple and elegant touch, the chocolate a welcome excess. The tiny ones, what can I say but cu~~ute!

Beautiful Layers

Filigree

While waiting for our cheesecakes to bake we practiced making filigree (piped decoration) and I gotta say, I'm getting the hang of this. :)